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[[File:Slayer (skill).svg|thumb|right|Slayer]]

'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a [[Combat]] skill that allows players to earn access to unique [[Shop#Slayer|equipment]] and [[Slayer areas|combat locations]]. Slayer experience can be earned by killing [[monsters]] in [[Slayer areas|Slayer Areas]] or through Slayer Tasks. Killing monsters assigned as a Slayer Task also provides [[File:Slayer_Coins.svg|25px|middle|link=Slayer Coins]] [[Slayer Coins]], which can be spent at the [[Shop#Slayer|Shop]] to purchase equipment that gives a boost to slayer experience rates or allows the player to access new [[Slayer areas|Slayer Areas]].

Some [[Slayer areas|Slayer Areas]] require the player to wear specific equipment during [[combat]] in order to deal damage to [[monsters]] within the area (can be bypassed with the {{ItemIcon|Slayer Skillcape}}), while others have area effects that negatively impact the player while in combat. For more information, see: [[Slayer areas|Slayer Areas]].

The fastest way to get Slayer coins when idling is by doing Elite tasks with {{ItemIcon|Cloudburst Staff}} and the Glacia God armor.

==Slayer Tasks==

Slayer Tasks are randomly assigned in the combat page of the game, and are completed by killing the displayed monster. [[Monsters]] killed for Slayer Tasks earn {{Icon|Slayer Coins}} and Slayer experience points equal to 10% of the slain monster's hitpoints.

| data-sort-value="0" | {{SC|Free}}

| data-sort-value="375" | 375+

A Slayer Task can be completed by killing the specified number of the assigned task monster, when complete a new task in that same tier will be automatically picked at no cost to the player. Optionally, the current task can be extended before it has been completed (increasing the number of monster kills required for task completion), or a new task of any tier can be chosen. Both extending a task and choosing a new task costs [[File:Slayer_Coins.svg|25px|middle|link=Slayer Coins]] [[Slayer Coins]], the costs for each are listed in the above task tier table.

When choosing a new task, a [[#Slayer Tier Monsters|monster of the selected tier]] will be chosen at random. Monsters within [[Slayer Areas]] can only be chosen if the player meets the level requirement, and owns (or has previously owned) either the equipment required for entry or an item such as the {{ItemIcon|Slayer Skillcape}} that bypasses slayer area item requirements. For example, supposing a player has sold their {{ItemIcon|Climbing Boots}} then it is still possible to be assigned any of the monsters within {{ZoneIcon|Perilous Peaks}} as a Slayer Task. These rules are relaxed when a task is automatically assigned while {{UpgradeIcon|Auto Slayer|notext=true}} [[#Auto Slayer|Auto Slayer]] is enabled - in this case the player will only be assigned monsters within areas that can be accessed with their active equipment set.

The number of monsters assigned per task is a random number that generally increases as the task's tier and the player's {{Skill|Slayer}} level increase. Formulas used to determine both the minimum/maximum possible task size and the increase when extending a task are included within the [[#Slayer Task Mechanics|Slayer Task Mechanics]] section.

In addition to killing [[monsters]] for Slayer Tasks, Slayer experience can be earned by killing monsters found in [[Slayer Areas]], at a rate equal to 5% of the slain monster's hitpoints. If the player's Slayer Task is for a monster from a [[Slayer areas|Slayer Area]], the experience rates will stack, giving 15% of the monster's total hitpoints as experience. Slayer experience gained can be increased further by equipping Slayer armour, which can be purchased from the [[Shop#Slayer|Shop]].

Below lists the XP and {{Icon|Slayer Coins}} earned (before bonuses are applied) under various scenarios:

{| class="wikitable sortable"

|- class="headerRow-0"

! rowspan="2"| Fighting Slayer Task

! rowspan="2"| In Slayer Area

! {{Skill|Slayer|notext=true}} XP

! {{Icon|Slayer Coins|SC}}

|- class="headerRow-1"

! colspan="2"| (% of Monster {{Skill|Hitpoints|HP}})

| style="background-color:#E8FFEB;"| Yes

| style="background-color:#E8FFEB;"| Yes

| style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="15" | 15%

| style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="10" | 10%

| style="background-color:#E8FFEB;"| Yes

| style="background-color:#FFE8E8;"| No

| style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="10" | 10%

| style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="10" | 10%

| style="background-color:#FFE8E8;"| No

| style="background-color:#E8FFEB;"| Yes

| style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="5" | 5%

| style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="0" | 0%

The number of monsters assigned per task is defined as <math>C_r = \left ( \text{Tier} + 1 \right ) \times 10 + 4 \times \left \lfloor r \times \text{Slayer Level} + 1 \right \rfloor</math>, and the increase in task size when extending a task can be calculated as <math>E = \left( \text{Tier} + 1 \right ) \times \left (10 + \left \lfloor \frac{\text{Slayer Level}}{5} \right \rfloor \right )</math>, where:

* <math>0 \le r < 1</math> is a random number

* <math>\text{Slayer Level}</math> is not the virtual skill level, and therefore has a maximum value of 99

* <math>\text{Tier}</math> is defined as:

** Easy = 0

Therefore, the task size (before extension) is between <math>\left ( \text{Tier} + 1 \right ) \times 10 + 4</math> and <math>\left ( \text{Tier} + 1 \right ) \times 10 + 4 \times \text{Slayer Level}</math> monsters (inclusive).

===Auto Slayer===

{{UpgradeIcon|Auto Slayer|nolink=true}} is an unlock that can be purchased from the [[Shop]] for {{SC|150000}}. Once unlocked, it adds a checkbox to the Slayer Task panel on the Combat screen labelled "Automatically fight new Slayer Task?" Once purchased, the option can be toggled off and on freely without needing to spend any additional Slayer Coins.

While this option is checked, after killing the final monster in a Slayer Task the player will automatically swap to fighting their next Slayer target. '''Only monsters in areas the player can currently access can be rolled while auto-slayer is enabled'''. For example, a player who does not have either a {{ItemIcon|Mirror Shield}} or a cape such as the {{ItemIcon|Slayer Skillcape}} that bypasses slayer area requirements equipped would not be assigned {{MonsterIcon|Strange Eyed Monster|Strange Eyed Monsters}} while auto slaying.

Players looking to take advantage of Auto Slayer should make sure they have gear equipped that will allow them to survive facing all of the monsters in a given category, even after [[Combat Triangle]] modifiers to Damage Reduction are taken into account.  

== Skillcape ==

The [[Skillcapes|skillcape]] can be purchased from the store for {{GP|1000000}} after the player reaches {{SkillReq|{{PAGENAME}}|99}}.

The Slayer [[Pets|pet]] has a chance to be unlocked when damage is dealt to a monster on a Slayer Task.

This section lists all possible tasks for every tier of Slayer.

=== Easy ===

{{SlayerMonstersTable|0}}

=== Normal ===

{{SlayerMonstersTable|1}}

=== Hard ===

{{SlayerMonstersTable|2}}

Tier 3, also known as Elite.

Tier 4, also known as Master.